#!/usr/bin/python
#Filename:pickling.py

import cPickle as p
#import pickle as p

shoplistfile = 'shoplist.data'
#the name of the file where we will store the object

shoplist = ['apple', 'mango', 'carrot']

#Write to the file
f = file(shoplistfile, 'w')
p.dump(shoplist, f) #dump p the object to a file
f.close()

del shoplist #remove the shoplist

#Read back from the storage
f = file(shoplistfile)
storedlist = p.load(f)
print storedlist
f.close()
